Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 31°38′16″N 120°14′45″E / 31.637786°N 120.245897°E |
| Carries | Rail |
| Locale | China’s Jiangsu province |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 164.8 kilometres (102.4 mi) |
| Longest span | 80 metres (260 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 2010 |
| Opened | 2011 |
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The Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge is the world's longest bridge.[1] It is a 164.8 kilometres (102.4 mi) long viaduct on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The bridge is located between Shanghai and Nanjing in East China’s Jiangsu province. It includes a 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long section over water that crosses Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou. It was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011.
References
- ^ Longest bridge, Guinness World Records. Last accessed July 2011.
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